By Thy fa­vor, Lord, we ga­ther
In our cir­cle here ton­ight;
Guide our minds, O gra­cious Fa­ther,
Give them more than hu­man sight;
Lead us ev­er,
In our stu­dies, to­ward the light.

See we in the realm of sto­ry
Nations flour­ish and de­cline?
In their fall, as in their glo­ry,
May we see the Hand di­vine;
Lamp of wis­dom,
Shine on ev­ery page and line.

As we search the field of learn­ing,
Let us sift as we pur­sue;
By the high­er light dis­cern­ing
What is false and what is true;
Choosing ra­ther
Older truth than er­rors new.